Citation

Krull AR, Jones BH, Dellinger AM, Yore MM, Amoroso PJ. Mil. Med. 2004; 169(11): 926-931.

Affiliation

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15605944

Abstract

This retrospective cohort study compared trends in motor vehicle occupant fatalities among men in the Army with men in the civilian U.S. population. Motor vehicle fatality rates from 1980 to 1997 indicated both groups showed declines in fatality rates. The overall age-adjusted motor vehicle fatality rate for 17- to 44-year-old males in the Army fell from 40.8 to 20.6 per 100,000, a 49.5% decline. In the U.S. population, the rate dropped from 38.1 to 23.3 per 100,000 for a 38.8% decline. Deaths from motor vehicle crashes fell by almost 50% in the Army during the study period; however, motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death for the Army. U.S. military policies and law enforcement have the potential to make even further gains in reducing motor vehicle crashes and injuries among military personnel.

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